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Bezaleel

American  
[bih-zal-ee-uhl] / bɪˈzæl i əl /

noun

  1. (in the Bible) the chief architect of the tabernacle.


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The young Henry Longfellow went to various schools, as those of Mrs. Fellows and Mr. Carter, and the Portland Academy, then kept by Mr. Bezaleel Cushman, a Dartmouth College graduate.

From Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Higginson, Thomas Wentworth

Theodore Parkes follows the phraseology of the Old Testament, according to which Bezaleel and others received the spirit of God to aid them in mere mechanical arts, building and tailoring.

From Phases of Faith Passages from the History of My Creed by Newman, Francis William

Then Bezaleel and Aholiab, and other wise-hearted men, worked diligently until the tabernacle and all things belonging to it were made exactly as God had instructed.

From Mother Stories from the Old Testament A Book of the Best Stories from the Old Testament that Mothers can tell their Children by Anonymous

The ephod made by Bezaleel was of fine linen, gold, violet, purple, and scarlet, twice dyed, with embroidered work.

From Needlework As Art by Alford, Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess

The supposition that Bezaleel had 1 Cor. i.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 107, November 15, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

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